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In New York’s 3rd congressional district race, incumbent Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi defeated Republican challenger Mike LiPetri for the House seat representing portions of the North Shore, Nassau County, and Queens, according to the state Board of Elections.
Suozzi was leading LiPetri by a margin of 52.5 to 47.5 percent, with 90 percent of the vote in as of 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The 62-year-old Suozzi, who previously represented the district from 2017 to 2023, won a special election to fill the seat in February 2024 after former Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress amid federal charges of fraud and identity theft.
Among his top issues, according to Ballotpedia, were protecting the environment, gun safety, abortion rights, and caring for veterans.
The 34-year-old LiPetri is an attorney and former New York State Assemblyman for the 9th district. He graduated from Albany Law School in 2015 and worked as an assistant corporation counsel for the New York City Law Department.
Among his top issues were expanding legal pathways for merit-based immigration, repealing the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap, and encouraging entrepreneurship.
Suozzi led LiPetri by 14 points, 51- to 37-percent, in a McLaughlin & Associates poll released in July.
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